In what can only be described as the most creative marketing stunt ever conceived, hip-hop pop duo Gnarls Barkley have removed their hit single “Crazy” from the charts in the UK after it spent nine consecutive weeks at the number one spot.
“They have had a fantastic run. But we don’t want people to get sick […]

Well at least for a little while. Nick Diamonds announced Saturday that J’Aime Tambeur, his former Unicorns bandmate, would be departing the Island. Diamonds issued this statement from their website:

The long time collaboration that is Nick Diamonds and J’aime Tambeur has come to it’s end. Main songwriter Nick Diamonds will continue on with the […]

Chris Cohen, Deerhoof’s bassist/guitarist, announced yesterday via the band’s Myspace stating that he was leaving the band to dedicate more time to The Curtains, his first band.
How do I say this? For me, it’s big news - I’m not going to be in Deerhoof anymore.
As hard a decision as it was - I loved […]

Hedgpeth has announced the lineup for its summer festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. The two day festival will be headlined by The Flaming Lips and Primus and will also feature what is, as far as I know, the first confirmed performance of Mike Patton’s newest act Peeping Tom (not counting the upcoming Conan O’Brien performance). […]

Rehage Entertainment has announced the headliners for the 2006 Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans. Red Hot Chili Peppers and Duran Duran will be on the main bill this year. The two day festival has continued to expand over recent years, making it one of those most significant events in the country. This year’s headliners […]

It seems like everyone is cancelling shows for some reason or other lately. Pitchfork reported earlier that indie rockers The Concretes have been forced to cancel their remaining US dates. Apparently frontwoman Victoria Bergsman has some sort of baddie and been advised by her doctor to take a break. So if you had tickets for […]

ACL announced today the lineup for their 35th annual music festival. The lineup, as per recent years, will feature a melting pot of rock, indie and hippie crap. Most notable on the list is Massive Attack, who kicked total ass at Coachella. The rest is pretty vanilla:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, […]

Citing low ticket sales, The Liars have been forced to cancel their May 17 Philadelphia show. There are, however, still a slew of dates remaining on the tour–including a May 24 Baton Rouge show that I’m eyeing. They are setting forth in support of their recent release Drum’s Not DeadHere are the remaining dates:
05-18 Washington, […]

Pitchfork is reporting that Prefuse 73 cancelled a majority of his shows in order to take care of health related issues. There is no word whether or not Edan, his touring partner, will perform the remaining shows without Prefuse. Here is a list of the affected dates:
05-17 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
05-18 Portland, OR - […]

Nick Cave announced yesterday that he will play several solo shows across Europe. The Bad Seeds frontman is currently slated for shows in Paris, Antwerp and Prague, but more dates are expected soon.
Cave is currently receiving quite a bit of exposure for The Proposition, a film that he wrote and scored. It’s going into […]